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12:45 PM.A New Zealand gold medal winner and former member of the International Olympic Committee says Tokyo officials have discussed not holding some events due to the pandemic.

North Korea has become the… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The police watchdog has found the use of force against a man while he was being released from custody went too far.

The man was arrested for reckless driving in January last year - and was later… Read more Audio

12:27 PM.The White Ferns have conceded they'll have to temper their aggression against Australia today. Audio

12:19 PM.Economists are warning that the resumption of trans-Tasman travel may not necessarily deliver the economic boon many are hoping for. Audio

12:16 PM.There are growing calls by women for better access to healthcare, and for the government to create a National Women's Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Action Plan. Policymakers, doctors, educators -… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The long-awaited arrival of a trans-Tasman bubble has sparked calls for seasonal workers from the Pacific to be the next group allowed in. Max Towle speaks to Bruce Mitchell, an orchardist in Hawke's… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The aviation industry says news of a trans-Tasman bubble with Australia is the light at the end of a dark, grounded tunnel. The long-awaited travel arrangement will start from April the 19th. Max… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Live traps have been set in the Far North to catch feral dogs. The Department of Conservation was forced to close four popular walking tracks in the area, after hunters and campers reported seeing… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Police have conceded it's appalling that eight people died on the roads over the long weekend - the most recent death being a toddler in southeast Auckland. Eight is the worst Easter holiday road toll… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The honey industry is calling for a national discussion on pesticide and herbicide use Audio

12:28 PM.New Zealand golfer Phil Tataurangi believes Lydia Ko is not far off another major title. Audio

12:19 PM.Plans for quarantine-free travel with Australia won't go far enough for some in the travel and tourism sector. Audio

12:17 PM.Members of families split apart by the pandemic are at parliament today, pleading to be reunited. They say their lives are falling apart and the issue is now a critical, humanitarian crisis. Max Towle… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.A top epidemiologist says only the most serious of Covid-19 outbreaks will put a pause on trans-Tasman travel. Cabinet is meeting right now to finalise the date this two-way bubble will open, and… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Labour MP and Cabinet Minister Kiritapu Allan has revealed she's been diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer. In a Facebook post, the emergency management and conservation minister said she… Read more Audio

12:54 PM.Syria has entered its second decade of war. A pro-democracy uprising has led to 10 years of brutal conflict, killing an estimated 465,000 people and leaving more than 13 million people displaced, yet… Read more Audio

12:52 PM.The former New Zealand businessman Sir Ron Brierley has pleaded guilty to three charges of possessing child pornography. Sir Ron was stopped from boarding a flight at Sydney airport in 2019 and border… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.In the year since the first national lockdown, there's been a massive spike in people needing help for serious eating disorders - particularly adolescents. At Auckland's Starship Children's hospital… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Surgeries are being postponed or cancelled due to shortages of specialist medical staff at hospitals throughout the country. This morning, RNZ reported Waitematā D-H-B is now operating on people on… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The group in charge of getting the farming sector to reduce emissions says it's on track to meet its targets. He Waka Eke Noa is the Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership that's tasked with… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Auckland's Eden Park will host the opening game of the 2023 women's football World Cup - but Christchurch has missed out on hosting any games at all. Audio